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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
1
The Herald announces an upcoming feature on Weritol remedies scheduled to begin next week. The report outlines anticipated discussions on uses, availability, and expert opinions to guide readers.
Notes praise peach demand at 2.25 per bushel as Texas Albenta peaches move quickly in Alliance. Community reports feature local visits by Rubendall, Vincent Taylor, and Rhova Rogen, with church announcements and farm updates from The Herald detailing land deals, sales, and upcoming meetings.
Alliance captures first prize in all main events at the state firemen's tournament with dominant performances across disciplines. Firefighters from Alliance topped competitors, securing top honors in relay, hose team, and individual events.
Alliance Fire Department dominated the Norfolk tournament Tuesday to Thursday, winning all main events and earning multiple first place finishes. Hull and Kieser won state championships in couplers with five couplings in 635 seconds, while Sua set a 27 1 5 second 250 yard run record.
The Alliance Chautauqua begins Wednesday August 7 with a five day program. Manager J Alden Bumetead, ex educational secretary of a city Y M C A and formerly with a railroad commission, leads the event. Afternoon shows start 2 45 and evening performances at 7 45 with a Junior Chautauqua daily under Miss Florence Hamilton.
Fragmentary OCR lines mention adult and child admissions with values like 1.00 and 0.16 but lack coherent context or identifiable entities. cannot determine event, place, or date from the fragment.
A dense program listing performances by the Nashville Serenaders and other acts across Thursday to Sunday. Entries include lectures by Frank N. Loveland and James G. Whiting, with varied admission prices from 25 to 35 cents and multiple ensembles such as the Riner Sisters and the Imperial Guards Band.
Roy Donovan, a 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs M F Donovan, was killed when his horse threw him and dragged him about a hundred yards on the ranch of his brother in Sioux County about fifty miles northwest of Alliance. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 PM from the donor home.
The story notes cattle weighing up to 1304 pounds and best cows at 1106 pounds sold for prices around 5.50. Tagg Brothers, prominent South Omaha livestock commission agents, handled the sale, with mentions of Nelda and Malinda Squibs in connection to the event.
Beginning July 22, barber shops will close at 7 p.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. on Saturdays. Local Union No. 674 issues the notice, referencing case 33-Apd-1373.
Notice forbids trespassing on sections 2 22 27 and 28 town 26 range 48 by owner MRS NELIE KICKEN. Also solicits horse mule consignments for a sale July 29 and 390 Wright Commission Co. advertises rugs from worn carpets Lincoln Rug Factory pays freight. write for price mats and shipping tags.
Fragment lists contact points including Office Upstairs in First National Bank Building Office 362 phone line and residence 16 in Alliance Nebraska indicating incomplete address data for a listing.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a $100 reward and references to cures and patent medicine claims for constipation. It reads like an old newspaper blurb, with scattered brand names and vague promises of cures, lacking coherent details or verifiable facts.
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